A Mega High Roller is being added for the first time with a €5,300 buy-in. An additional 25 poker tables are being laid on at the tournament venue to allow for even bigger fields in the numerous side events and the tournament team is also growing – more than 250 dealers and floor staff will be on hand to manage all the different events. Cash game players will also benefit with even more tables available this year inside the casino.

Popular favourites such as the Crazy 888s tournament, Ladies Event and MPN Poker Tour battle are back on the schedule yet again but even bigger fields are expected across the festival. With 13,000 tournament entries overall, last year’s festival was by far the biggest poker event ever held in Malta. The Eden Arena was packed throughout, with nearly €2.56 million was awarded in prize money across 15 different tournaments.